Coconut - Aayi's Recipes

Spicy drumstick (Maskasangi sukke)

Sukke(Konkani) translates to dry. Sukke is a type of dry sidedish with coconut. Some times, it has a coconut paste and sometimes it has grated coconut. Maskasangi - drumstick sukke…

Shilpa August 18, 2009

Side dishes

Corn-Capsicum curry

Ever since we started shopping at Farmer's market, we have very fresh vegetables on hand all the time. These days we get tons of fresh corn for very less price.…

Shilpa August 4, 2009

Gravy (Curry and daals)

Potato in coconut masala (Hirva batata)

Hirva batata is a Marathi dish that I had tasted at my pachi's(mom's sister) place in Belgaum for the first time. This must be one of my favorite Marathi dishes.…

Shilpa July 30, 2009

Konkani Recipes Side dishes

A Konkani rainy season delicacy – Alvatti

With the advent of the rainy season, we find green vegetation all around. Since ancient times we were using many of these plants as ingredients in our cuisine. One such…

Varada July 18, 2009

Konkani Recipes Side dishes

Bamboo shoots in sweet-spicy coconut (Keerla sukke)

At our part of the world, there seems to be no person who does not know about bamboo.They grow extensively in thick forests. In Uttar kannad district we find them…

Varada July 12, 2009

Festival food Konkani Recipes Side dishes

Mango Pachdi

This Friday was Ramnavami - Read more about this festival here. This festival is celebrated with all grandeur in all the Hindu temples. After the pooja, prasadam is distributed to…

Varada April 5, 2009

Konkani Recipes Side dishes

Ridgegourd chutney (Gosale sasam or Gosale Bharth)

We make a variety of coconut based sasam(a chutney like dish with mustard) or bharth (a chutney like dish with cooked/smoked vegetables). This dish is called as ghosale(ridge gourd) sasam…

Varada February 22, 2009

Gravy (Curry and daals) Konkani Recipes

Papad gravy (Hapla ambat)

I had posted recipe for urad papad (uDida happol) sometime ago. These are quite delicate papads and break easily (if they are dried properly-completely dried papads are very delicate, so…

Varada February 11, 2009

Konkani Recipes Side dishes

Capsicum kairas with coconut

We were busy for last few days, so could not post anything here. One of our readers requested for this recipe. This is a recipe from my mother's sister. She…

Varada February 3, 2009

Gravy (Curry and daals) Konkani Recipes Side dishes

Horsegram gravy and sidedish(Kulitha saru and kosambari)

Konkanis use Kulith (horsegram) very frequently in cooking especially in cold season. It is supposed be to be garam - i.e. warming effects on body. We normally don't use it…

Varada January 4, 2009